Milwaukee Road Links
Movies & Multimedia
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Montana: The Last Days of the Electrics — YouTube (4:26)
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70+ 8mm Films of Trains and Ships — Taken between the 1950s and 1970s
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Olympian Hiawatha at Harlowton — 1950s — In the yards and west of Harlow. YouTube (6:26)
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Speeder from Kittitas to Beverly — 1953 — A section man's view over the Saddle Mountains
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World News — Milwaukee Road Video Clips — Some clips as long as half an hour
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Color Film in Central Washington — 1950s & 1960s — Over 15 minutes of footage
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Danger Lights (1930) — Starring Jean Arthur. Shot along the Milwaukee Road between Miles City and Lombard, including 16 Mile Canyon and Harlowton
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The Railroad from Heaven to Hell — YouTube
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16mm Film of the 1938 Hiawatha — YouTube
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Pentrex — Commercial seller of railroad DVDs, including a nice three-volume Milwaukee Road set
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Train Video Depot — Commercial site with Milwaukee Road videos
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Railhead Video — Commercial video site with Milwaukee Road content
Photos
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Milwaukee Railroad in Montana — Harlowton, August 1974. Quite a few photos from Harlowton
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The Milwaukee Road Yahoo Group “The List” — Flickr photoset
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Railroads of Montana — Photography of Dale Jones
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Railroad Picture Archives — General photo site with Milwaukee Road photos
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LocoPhotos — Comprehensive locomotive archive, many Milwaukee photos
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Rail Car Photos — Over 45,000 photos, Milwaukee Road included
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Fallen Flags Railroad Photos — A good source for Milwaukee photos
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Wikimedia Commons — Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad — Photos from the open-access archive
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Northeast Railfan Image Archive — General photo site
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Don's Depot — Rolling stock and building photos, old and new
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TrainNet.org — Huge site of international and domestic railroad photos, including the Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee Road Sites
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Train Orders — Depot plans, blueprints, and train orders
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Depot Maps — Over 8,700 surviving depots plotted on Google Maps
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Denver Rails — A general site of western railroads
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Iron Horse State Park, Washington State — Blog dedicated to the old Milwaukee right-of-way
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Milwaukee Road in Washington State — Remembering the Milwaukee's electrification era in the Pacific Northwest
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Milwaukee Road Archives Intern Blog — A young woman's account of her internship at the Milwaukee Road Archives in the Milwaukee Public Library
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Steam Locomotive — General site covering steam engines, including Milwaukee Road power
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Milwaukee Road X-5000 Dynamometer Car — Dedicated to the road's fully restored dynamometer car
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Former Milwaukee Shops — Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Modern aerial views and descriptions
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Milwaukee Road Archives — Many links to Milwaukee Road detail: locomotives, motors, and more
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Milwaukee Road No. 261 — Site for the restored steam locomotive
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American Rails — The American Railroads: A Long and Storied History
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Trainweb — Milwaukee Road Rolling Stock — Good photos
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Mountain West Group — Photos of modern Montana railroads
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John Crosby's Milwaukee Coastal Division — Narrative of the Milwaukee's Coastal Division
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Luna Commons — Milwaukee Road Documents — Fabulous collection of historical documents
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Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway (Potlatch) — University of Idaho. Purchased by the Milwaukee Road in 1962
Milwaukee Road Organizations
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Milwaukee Road Historical Association — The premier MRHA site
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Milwaukee Road Heritage Center — Montevideo, Minnesota
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Milwaukee Shops Preservation — Preservation of the Milwaukee Shops history
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Milwaukee Road X-5000 Preservation — Dedicated to preserving the road's dynamometer car
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Sussex-Lisbon, Wisconsin Area Historical Society — Story of the "bug line"
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The Little Joe — Powell County, Montana — Photos and history
Northwestern United States
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Cascade Rail Foundation — Preserving the Milwaukee Road in Washington State
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Carr Tracks — John Carr's extensive railroad site with lots of photos
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Brian894x4 — Maps and photos of abandoned railroads in the Pacific Northwest, including the Milwaukee
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No More Mountains to Cross — Milwaukee Road artwork of Gary Pember
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Inland Empire Railway Historical Society — Spokane, Washington
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National Railway Historical Society — Western Montana Chapter — Missoula, Montana
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Alexander Mitchell, President of the Milwaukee Road — Photo of the road's president during its formative years
War & the Milwaukee Road
757th Engineer Railway Battalion — Sponsored by the Milwaukee Road
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757th Railway Shop Battalion — Henry Brill — Fantastic photos and discharge papers
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757th Transportation Battalion — Lineage & Honors — U.S. Army Center of Military History
744th Railway Operating Battalion — Sponsored by the Milwaukee Road
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The Milwaukee Magazine — May 1944 — "The 744th Takes Over." PDF
Milwaukee Road Modelers
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Newport Club — Modelers' site including the Milwaukee Road
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Mid-Continent Railway Museum — Wisconsin short-line museum featuring former Milwaukee trackage
Right-of-Way Trails
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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy — National organization dedicated to using former railroad rights-of-way for trails
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Olympic Discovery Trail — Follow the Milwaukee Road in the Olympic Mountains west of Seattle
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Route of the Hiawatha — Trail along the Milwaukee Road route in Idaho
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Coeur d'Alene & Hiawatha Trails — Northern Idaho
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Cedar Butte Trails — Washington State
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Montana Hikes — Hiking former railroad rights-of-way in Montana
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The Valley MKE — Redevelopment of the Milwaukee Shops area in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Legal Proceedings
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CMSTPaul Railway v. United States, 1905 — Mail hauling compensation
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad v. Minnesota, 1890 — Decision in favor of the Milwaukee Road
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CMSTPaul Railway v. State of Iowa, 1914 — U.S. Supreme Court decision against the Milwaukee Road
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U.S. Supreme Court, 1867 — Decision against the Milwaukee Road
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U.S. Supreme Court, 1887 — Significant decision regarding CMStPaul Railway bonds
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Wisconsin Railroad Commission, 1907 — Decision granting the Milwaukee the right to put in a siding
Other Organizations
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The Depot Minneapolis — Restoration of the old Milwaukee Depot in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Railroad Data — Over 5,000 links to railroad sites
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Barriger Railroad Research Library — UMSL — Comprehensive university railroad research center including a Milwaukee Road collection
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RailServe — Commercial railroad link directory
Web Groups & Forums
A few communities to join if you want to get into the Milwaukee Road spirit.
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Diesel Detailer Forum — Forum for diesel modelers
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Railroad Forums — Free bulletin board for railroaders, railfans, modelers, and anyone interested in railroads